Special Administrative Permit Public Hearings

SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT PUBLIC HEARING MEETING MINUTES SUMMARY Stonecrest City Hall- 3:30 PM *Spoke-in-Person Meeting November 21, 2023 As set forth in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the City of Stonecrest will assist citizens with special needs given notice (7 working days) to participate in any open meetings of the City of Stonecrest. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office via telephone (770-224-0200) Citizens wishing to actively participate and make a comment during the public hearing portion of the meeting please submit a request via email address planning-zoning@stonecrestga.gov by noon the day of the hearing. The Zoom link for the meeting will be sent to you, or you can also submit comments and questions to the same email address by the same deadline to be read into the record at the meeting. I. Introductions: Deputy Director Matthew Williams and Planner Abeykoon Abeykoon were in attendance. Attorney Alicia Thompson, Fincher Denmark, LLC, virtually attended. II. Presentations: Upcoming Cases Presented by Matthew Williams, Deputy Director • SA23-034 • SA23-041 • SA23-042 • SA23-044 • SA23-047 • SA23-052 III. Presentations The Deputy Director Matthew Williams Presented SA23-034, SA23-041, SA23-042, SA23- 044, SA23-047, and SA23-052 Purpose and Intent Initiated by the State of Georgia as of July 1, 2023; Public Hearing is required for all Special Administrative Permits request; Occurrence Every 3rd Tuesday of each month Special Outdoor Events Which We Encourage Applicants to start the Pre-Application phase 60-days prior to proposed event date(s) The Process Applicants attempting to host a special event, install a solar energy system, and operate a Type 1 home occupation must go through this process. Page 1 of 12 Page 2 of 12 Sec. 4.2.31. – Home occupations and private educational uses SA23-034 3248 Palm Tree Drive Andrew Dunn of Vincent Home Improvement, LLC Applicant is seeking a Special Administrative Permit to use office space in home to operate their mobile air conditioning and heating unit repair business as a Type I Home Occupation Future Land Use- Suburban Neighborhood Zoned- RSM - Small Lot Residential Mix Letter of Intent and Floor Plan submitted by applicant- Page 3 of 12 Code Violation- An inspection regarding the code violation of this property was completed on 11/07/2023. Investigation offers observed following violations: • A trailer parked in the driveway, a code violation. • There were areas of exterior walls in disrepair. • There were areas of protective treatment the exterior walls in disrepair. The initial inspection failed, the property is not in compliance, therefore a Notice of Violation had been mailed. The Applicant will have to get in compliance before being issued an approved Special Administrative Permit (SAP). SA23-041 6546 Woodrow Road Kendall Richardson of K.R Landworks, LLC Applicant is seeking a Special Administrative Permit to use office space in home to operate their site preparation business as a Type I Home Occupation Future Land Use- Suburban Neighborhood Overlay Zoning- Arabia Mountain Page 4 of 12 Underline Zoning- R-100 Residential Medium Lot Letter of Intent- Site Plan and Aerial View- Page 5 of 12 Applicant was not in attendance. Application has been deferred. SA23-042 2407 Wesley Stonecrest Circle Cassandra Harris of Triune Skincare, LLC Applicant is seeking a Special Administrative Permit to use office space in home to operate their skin care business as a Type I Home Occupation Future Land Use- Rural Residential (RR) Character Area Overlay Zoning- Stonecrest Tier 3 Zoning- MR-1 Med Density Residential Submitted Letter of Intent- Aerial Map and Floor Plan- Page 6 of 12 Cassandra Harris the applicant came to the stand. She stated that she sells soaps, body butter, and salt scrubs. There will be no customer contact. Soaps are not stored at her home it will just be used to process packaging. There was no one to speak in favor or opposition. Applicant will receive a decision letter within 24 hrs. SA23-044 2892 Valaise Path Jimmie Keyes of Keyes Technologies, INC Applicant is seeking a Special Administrative Permit to use office space in home to operate their cloud consulting and supporting services business as a Type I Home Occupation Future Land Use- Suburban Neighborhood Zoning- R-85 - Residential Med Lot Submitted Letter of Intent- Aerial Map and Floor Plan - Page 7 of 12 Jimmy Keyes the applicant came to the stand. The business is a cloud solution provider, software support, and provides help for business owners. Will be using his office space to assist people all around the world. There was no one to speak in favor, but there was one to speak in opposition. Ms. Sandra Gal has been next door to the applicant for several years and was concerned about parking. The applicant will receive a decision letter within 24 hrs. SA23-047 3450 Stoneleigh Walk Omorede Ekomwenrenren of Eko's Dynamic Professional Solution, LLC Applicant is seeking a Special Administrative Permit to use office space in home to operate their IT Consulting business as a Type I Home Occupation The applicant had requested to defer the petition to the next hearing. SA23-048 5682 Southcrest Lane Matthew Markum of Freedom Forever GA, LLC Applicant is seeking a Special Administrative Permit for solar panel installation Future Land Use- Suburban Neighborhood Overlay Zoning- Arabia Mountain Overlay Zoning- R-100 - Residential Med Lot Page 8 of 12 Aerial view and Site Plan- Submitted Letter of Intent- Charley Herig an employee of the company came to the stand. There will be 22 solar panels installed and snapping shoals EMC has already approved installation. They have done several projects in the city and enjoy working here. There was no one to speak in favor or opposition. Applicant will receive his decision letter within 24 hrs. Page 9 of 12 SA23-052 5389 Winding Glen Drive Alecia L Washington of City of Hope Safe Haven INC Applicant is seeking a Special Administrative Permit to use office space in home to operate their nonprofit organization as a Type I Home Occupation Future Land Use- Urban Neighborhood Zoning- R-75 - Residential Med Lot Aerial Map and Floor Plan- Submitted Letter of Intent- Page 10 of 12 Alicia Washington the applicant came to the stand. She stated this is a 501C3 organization that helps people in homeless situations and offers them “hope” by offering them resources. There was no one to speak in favor or opposition. The applicant will receive a decision letter within 24hrs. Meeting ended at 3:50 pm If you are interested in what decision was made for any of the applicants, please visit our project viewer on The City of Stonecrest Planning and Zoning website. Page 11 of 12